Toy truck



Sept. 1934- A. J. DECKER 1,972,376

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Anot Object o t i n ion s to provide a toy truck including a chassis having integral nders and p v ed wi h o t a le su ort.

c red th chassis bythe has o the beds ;.wh-ich :a b dy may be supported and w i hi provided with depending lugs-inrwhicb the rear axleis mounted.

Another object of the invention is to amt-me a toy truck having a pivoted body and :a spring {or .turning the pivoted body, the chassis being vided with a spring catch to hold the in the horizontal position. r

, These objects and the several novel canines of the invention are hereinafterrnore fil'llyfie'scribfid ;and claimed and the'preferred 'form ot construw tion-eby which-these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawings in which? Fig. 1 is'a side elevation of a toy tmckembodye ing. my invention.

.Fig. 2 is .a plan view thereof. .'F.ig.-q3 is ,a front .elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a view of the underside of the truck. Fig.1:5 is a section taken .on line A-A of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line B-.Bof Fig. 2. 7. As shown more particularly in Fig. 4, the chassis comprises asheet metal member l having front wheel fenders 2 formed integrally therewith and pressed from the same blank. These fenders 2 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 extend toward the rear {and provide ribbed running boards 3 as shown. Toward the rear, the chassisl isprovided with upturned flanges 4 at the sides and depending lugs 5 are formed integrally with the flanges 4 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The rear axle 7 is .-.-:rnounted in these lugs 5 as shown in Fig. 5 and wheels 8 are mounted on the ends of the axle '7. The front axle is supported in an inverted U shaped bracket 9 shown in Fig. 3 and this front axle 10 is provided with wheels 11 mounted there- "on as shown. The cab and hood shown in Figs. 1,

2 and 3 are formed from sheet metal and the hood is provided with a pair of depending lugs 12 which are inserted through apertures provided therefor in the chassis member 1 and through apertures -lprovided therefor in the inverted front axle both the nd th hassis a a l to ethe lues 13 rovided whi h ext nd d wnwa dly from he ro c the hood throu h aaap rture p ovides! and thes luss -13 a e ent backwards t en a e over th i on e e o e Q as sh wni 3, .4 and 6, wh h pres nts t e brablse Q item twistin 0.1.1 th u s slight a sh wn F 4 t9 se ureth heed:

PATENT clerics 3. the h ed is a so rovi ed with. d pe din iss 15 are inse d through a rture proded th -1 an are iven a s i ht twist to iu ther secure t e m aml ab e t e ha sissi e ".4 cf the shes-si may b ut l zed to support any type in the d awin a s umpin b d whi h is a apt d to ilt d .on th ch ss s to amn th contents the e f. Thi b dy 16 5mm vided with a pair-oi slot '17 i the bottom t rou h which the hiss 18.0.1; flan s o t e chas is l -t nd, lu s 3 be bent qutwar y a r tai t e bod on h ch ssis- T ese slots :15 extend s i htly b yond t ends .19 01 beds ereon an th bod 1 i so mat the .0.65 be tilted on the chassis until the ends of the was 1'] enga e th e ds 19 of the s s a As shown more p r icularly inFi s. 5 and .6, the por ion 1 provided with an upward- 1y arm .21 at rear .of th automobile bod and signal is provid d with-a strh krou lu 2 to ngage war the uppereda o the body the bo y pos tion 9n he phoneme .4 and earr n -23 about the axle 7 as shown in Fig. 4 and one end 24 of the spring extends through an aperture provided therefor in the chassis member 4. The opposite end .25 of the spring engages against the bottom of the body 16 and tends to turn the body upwardly on its pivot as indicated by dotted. lines in Fig. 1. The latch arm 21 is formed from the metal of the chassis portion 1 and normally retains the body in position against the tension of the spring 23 but this arm 21 is provided with an upwardly extending end 2'! for releasing the arm 21. This end 27 may be engaged with the fingerand may be moved to the dotted position shown in Fig; 6 at which time, the body 16 is released andis thrown upwardly by the spring end 25 to the dumping position shown in dotted 7 edge of said flanges, the ends -of the chassis member being formed to limit turning move-= ment ofsaid body on its pivotpa pairof' lugs" dent that the device is very simple and efiicient in operation, vtrill not easily get out of order,

' is composed of few parts and is of consequent low manufacturing cost and provides a" device which accomplishes the objects described. 1

Having thus fully described my inVention its utility and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- 1. A toy truck comprising a sheet metal chassis member having integral front fenders,,;;asheet.. metal hood and cab, the hood and .cab being,v pro-7.1;

vided with depending lugs extending through the chassis member, a frontaxle support secured in place by said lugs, the chassismemberrear wardly of the cab being provided with upturned flanges, a body pivotally mounted on the upper extending downwardly from said cha'ssis member, a rear axle supported inthe said lugs, a

spring about the rear axle and engaging the-body member, the said spring being adapted-to turn the body'memberon its pivot'to dumping posi tion, a spring latch extending upwardly froni the "chassis member and provided with astruck-outlug normally engaging over'the upper'ed-ge of the body at the end oppositeits'pivot, the latch being adapted to be movedby hand to disengage the body and allowit to beturned on-its pivot by said spring to the dumping'position. 1 2. A toy truck comprising a sheet metal chassis: member having integral fenders and-=a pair of: upturned flanges adjacent the rearend, a body pivotally mounted on said flanges,-a .pair'of lugs extending downwardly from said flanges, a rear axle mounted in said lugs, a spring about saidaxle tending to tilt said body onits pivoty'the flanges of the chassis member being shaped to limit turning movement of the body on its'pivot an'd a spring catch formed integrallywith-and extending upwardly from the chassis member and arranged for securing the body in horizontal -po'-- sition against the tension of thespring. I J

3. A toy truck comprising-a sheet metal cha'ssis 5 member having integral fenders, a sheetmetal hood and cab, the hood and cab being-provided with depending "lugs extending through the chassis member, a front axle support-secured. in the chassis member rearwardly place by said lugs,

chassis and front axle bracket together, the

chassis member rearwardly of the cab being pro- ,vided' with parallel flanges and a rear axle supported in said parallel-flanges.

:5. 'A toy truck comprising a sheet metal chassis having fenders formed integrally therewith, a

one pi'ecehoo'd and cab, a front axle bracket, the

. hoodbeing provided with depending lugs extend ing through the chassis and front axle bracket to secure'th'e said parts together and the chassis rearwardly of the cab being provided with upturned flanges arranged to receive a truck body thereon.

6. In a toy vehicle, a one piece sheet metal chassis having fenders formed integrally therewith, a front axle bracket, an axle rotatably mounted in the front axle bracket, a wheel on each end of the axle, the bracket being positioned beneath the chassis with the wheels extending beneath the fenders and a body positioned on the chassis and having lugs extending through the chassis and'front axle bracket, said lugs securing the body,- chassis and front axle bracket together.

7. In a toy' vehicle, a one piece sheet metal chassis having fenders formed integrally therewith, a front axle bracket, a body member adapted to be mounted on the chassis, the body member being provided with lugs extending through the chassis and frontaxle bracket and securing the body, chassis and front'axle bracket together, the chassis at the rear being provided with a pair of depending lugs and a rear axle mounted in said depending lugs.

8. In a toy vehicle, a one piece sheet metal chassis having fenders formed integrally therewith, a frontaxle bracket,'a body member adapted to be mounted on the chassis, the body member being provided with depending lugs extending through the chassis and front axle bracket and securing the body, chassis and front axle bracket togethen i, a ARNOLD J. DECKER. 

